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WS (Worthington Steel) Book Value per Share : $21.68 (As of May. 2025)


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What is Worthington Steel Book Value per Share?

Worthington Steel's book value per share for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $21.68.

During the past 12 months, Worthington Steel's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 8.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -1.50% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the book value growth rate using book value per share data.

During the past 5 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of Worthington Steel was 14.70% per year. The lowest was -1.50% per year. And the median was 6.60% per year.

Worthington Steel's current price is $32.42. Its book value per share for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 was $21.68. Hence, today's PB Ratio of Worthington Steel is 1.50.

During the past 5 years, the highest P/B Ratio of Worthington Steel was 2.27. The lowest was 1.07. And the median was 1.53.


Worthington Steel Book Value per Share Historical Data

The historical data trend for Worthington Steel's Book Value per Share can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Worthington Steel Book Value per Share Chart

Worthington Steel Annual Data
Trend May21 May22 May23 May24 May25
Book Value per Share
13.22 22.65 20.57 19.97 21.68

Worthington Steel Quarterly Data
May21 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24 May24 Aug24 Nov24 Feb25 May25
Book Value per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 19.97 20.42 20.43 20.44 21.68

Competitive Comparison of Worthington Steel's Book Value per Share

For the Steel subindustry, Worthington Steel's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Worthington Steel's PB Ratio Distribution in the Steel Industry

For the Steel industry and Basic Materials sector, Worthington Steel's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Worthington Steel's PB Ratio falls into.


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Worthington Steel Book Value per Share Calculation

Worthington Steel's Book Value Per Share for the fiscal year that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1,074-0)/50
=21.68

Worthington Steel's Book Value Per Share for the quarter that ended in May. 2025 is calculated as:

Book Value Per Share=(Total Stockholders Equity-Preferred Stock)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(1,074-0)/50
=21.68

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Theoretically it is what the shareholders will receive if the company is liquidated. Total Stockholders Equity is a balance sheet item and equal to Total Assets less Total Liabilities of the company.

Book value may include intangible items which may come from the company's past acquisitions. Book value less intangibles is called Tangible Book.


Worthington Steel  (NYSE:WS) Book Value per Share Explanation

Usually a company's book value and Tangible Book per Share may not reflect its true value. The assets may be carried on the balance sheets at the original cost minus depreciation. This may underestimate the true economic values of the assets. It also may over-estimate their true economic value because the assets can become obsolete.

For financial companies such as banks and insurance companies, their assets may be reported in current market value of the assets owned. Book values of financial companies are more accurate indicator of the economic value of the company.


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Worthington Steel Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
100 Old Wilson Bridge Road, Columbus, OH, USA, 43085
Worthington Steel Inc is a processor of carbon flat-rolled steel, a producer of laser-welded solutions, and a provider of electrical steel laminations. The company has manufacturing facilities across the United States, Canada, China, India, Germany and Mexico. It buys coils of steel from primary steel producers and processes them to precise type, thickness, length, width, shape, and surface quality required by customer specifications. The company's product lines and processing capabilities include; carbon flat-rolled steel processing, electrical steel laminations, and tailor welded products. Geographically, the company generates a majority of its revenue from the United States followed by Canada, Mexico, and other regions.